hippo crochet pattern free pdf

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A friend of mine asked me to crochet a hippo crochet pattern free pdf for her granddaughter, and I was more than happy to take on the challenge! I searched for patterns but couldn’t find one that felt just right, so I decided to create my own.

After lots of experimenting, tweaking, and stitching, this Little Hibao finally came to life! I had so much fun making her, and I hope she brings joy to others as well! 🎀🐭✨ What you will need

Material:
 Yarn ( Susan’s Family ): light blue
( 14 ), sky ( 54 ), light gray ( 11 ),
skin pink ( 07 )
 Crochet hook size 2.2mm
 Safety eyes size 5mm
 Needle for sewing
 Stuffing (Polyfil

Abbreviations:
 Rnd – Round
 MR- Magic ring
 Sc -Single crochet
 Slst – Slip stitch
 Inc – Single crochet increase
 Dec – Single crochet decrease
 Ch – Chain
 FLO – Front loop only
 BLO – Back loop only
 Hdc – half double crochet
 (…)* – Repeat instruction x time
 […] – Number of stitches of each round/row

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simple hippo crochet pattern free pdf

Ears: ( Make 2 )

Use light blue yarn
1. Mr, 6sc [ 6 ]
2. 6inc [ 12 ]

Fasten off, leave a long tail for sewing.
Sew the ears to the head between round 7

Head: ( Use light blue yarn )

1. Mr, 8sc [ 8 ]
2. 8inc [ 16]
3. ( sc, inc )*8 [24 ] 4. ( 3sc, inc )*6 [ 30]
5. ( 2sc, inc, 2sc )*6 [36 ] 6. 36sc [ 36 ] 7. ( 5sc, inc )6 [42 ] 8-12 42sc [ 42 ]
13. 15sc, 12inc, 15sc [ 54 ]
14-16. 54sc [ 54 ]
17. 3sc, ( 2sc, dec )*6, ( dec, 2sc )*6, 3sc [ 42 ]
18. ( 5sc, dec )*6 [ 36 ] 19. ( 4sc, dec )*6 [36 ]

Insert safety eyes between rounds 12-13 leaving a space of 6sc
o Embroider the eyebrow and muzzle with black embroidery thread
o Embroider the nose with sky embroidery thread
o Use white yarn to make the teeth.
Fasten off, leave a long tail for sewing.

Arms: ( Make 2) Look at the photo above

Use light gray yarn
1. Mr, 6sc [ 6 ] Change the yarn to light blue 2. ( 2sc, inc )*2 [ 8 ] 3. 8sc [ 8 ] 4. ( 3sc, inc )*2 [ 10 ]

Tail: ( Use light blue yarn )
In order to get a thicker tail, use two stands of the yarn together while
crocheting the tail. Insert your crochet hook into between rounds 7-8 of body:
5ch , fasten off and trim the excess.

Legs: ( Make 2)
o Right leg
Use light gray yarn

1. MR, 6sc [ 6 ]
2. ( sc, inc )*3 [ 9 ] Change the yarn to light blue
3. 9sc [ 9 ] Fasten off

Left leg
Repeating rounds 1-3 of the right leg with the same color. Do not cut the yarn
as we will join the legs together to make the body.

Body

4. 9sc ( right leg ), 6sc ( on the chain ), 9sc ( left leg ), 6sc ( the other [ 30 ]
side of chain )
5. ( 4sc, inc )*6 [ 36 ] 6. sc, inc, 24sc, ( inc, sc )5 [ 42]
7-8 42sc [42 ]
9. ( 3sc, inc, 3sc )*6 [ 48] 10-12 48sc [ 42 ] 13. ( 3sc, dec, 3sc )*6 [ 42 ]
14. 42sc [ 36 ]
15. ( 5sc, dec )*6 [ 36 ] 16. 36sc Change the yarn to skin pink [ 30 ] 17. ( 4sc, dec )*6 [ 30 ]
18. BLO, 30sc Change the yarn to light blue [ 30 ] 19. 30sc [ 30 ]